Episode 9 - Protect Your Cashflow With Purchase Order Terms

This week on The Subbies Toolbox Podcast, I’m talking about something a lot of subcontractors overlook until it goes horribly wrong: purchase order terms and conditions.

If you’ve ever paid a deposit for materials, equipment or specialist gear and crossed your fingers hoping everything turns up on time, this episode is for you.

I walk through real stories from commercial subcontractors who found themselves exposed after handing over serious money with nothing in writing. From suppliers disappearing, to third-party fabricators holding equipment ransom, to builders breathing down your neck while you wait for critical materials to arrive, these situations happen more often than you think.

We also talk about:

• Why builders are nervous about paying deposits
• How purchase order terms protect your cashflow
• The role of PPS registrations in securing your rights
• The risks hidden inside supply chains
• Why even small purchases should go through a proper system

Most subbies focus heavily on the contracts builders give them, but not enough attention gets paid to the contracts and systems subbies use when buying things themselves.

This episode is all about tightening up that gap before it becomes an expensive lesson.

If you’re serious about protecting your business commercially, this one’s worth a listen.

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About the Host

Michelle Cirson is construction lawyer, adjudicator and former commercial builder’s CA who now works exclusively with Australian subcontractors. She helps commercial subcontractors manage their builders’ contracts and get paid on time, without losing jobs and blowing up builder relationships. Michelle is the founder of The Subbies Toolbox Membership.

If you want to understand how this system actually works and where subcontractors tend to get caught out, you’ll find more resources at www.subbiestoolbox.com.au